It was located at 3100 Huntington Avenue and operated by Newport News Public Schools.
In 1896, the first segregated white high school in Newport News was in the First National Bank building at Washington Ave. & 28th Street.
Daniel served as a public school until 1960, when it became the first home of Christopher Newport University.
A new gymnasium, named for the long-time athletic director and coach Julius "Julie" Conn, was opened in 1964.
The school building is now used by the U.S. Navy as an enlisted barracks for ships undergoing maintenance at Newport News Shipbuilding and is named Huntington Hall.